1 It was so welcome for me during the Gayā spring festival to see the Awakened One teaching the supreme Dhamma.
1 “Svāgataṁ vata me āsi, gayāyaṁ gayaphagguyā; Yaṁ addasāsiṁ sambuddhaṁ, desentaṁ dhammamuttamaṁ.
2 He was glorious, the tutor of a community, a leader who had realized the highest. In all the world with its gods, he was the victor of unequaled vision.
2 Mahappabhaṁ gaṇācariyaṁ, aggapattaṁ vināyakaṁ; Sadevakassa lokassa, jinaṁ atuladassanaṁ.
3 A great giant, a great hero, a great light free of defilement. With the utter ending of all defilements, the Teacher fears nothing from any quarter.
3 Mahānāgaṁ mahāvīraṁ, mahājutimanāsavaṁ; Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇaṁ, satthāramakutobhayaṁ.
4 For a long time, sadly, I was corrupted, fettered by the bond of wrong view. That Blessed One, Senaka, released me from all ties.
4 Cirasaṅkiliṭṭhaṁ vata maṁ, diṭṭhisandānabandhitaṁ; Vimocayi so bhagavā, sabbaganthehi senakan”ti. … Senako thero ….